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Most of the time, people with undiagnosed diabetes have thirst and a lot of urination, but many loose their appetite. The reason is that the beta cells that create insulin are not working, or in the case of type 1 diabetes the autoimmune system targets them and kills them. There are 5 kinds of cells inside an islet cell, one of them is the beta cell which is where insulin is made. Without it, the body starts to have increased sugar levels and much of the metabolic system goes into disarray. http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/manage.html

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the answer is in the etymology: diabetes is greek for peeing alot, and mellitus is greek for sweet- so, DM means u pee alot of sweet urine- this is how the old school docs would diagnose DM (before blood testing and urine ketones)- basically, when ur sugar gets high enough, ur kidney can't process it, and some sugar spills out into the urine- and since sugar absorbs water, more water is passed out in the urine, making u thirsty and likely hungry 2 (although Ann is right- alot of diabetics lose weight as their pre-diagnosis sugars are running high- probably burning up muscle/fat as all that fuel (sugar) is wasted via the urine)- this is why anyone who pees/drinks alot (especially @ night) should get a blood sugar test

Definition
Frequent urination means needing to urinate more often than usual. Urgent urination is a sudden, compelling urge to urinate, along with discomfort in your bladder.
A frequent need to urinate at night is called nocturia . Most people can sleep for 6 to 8 hours without having to urinate. Middle aged and older men often wake to urinate once in the early morning hours.
Alternative Names
Urgent urination; Urinary frequency or urgency
Considerations
Common Causes
Together, frequent and urgent urination are classic signs of a urinary tract infection .
Diabetes, pregnancy, and prostate problems are other common causes of these symptoms.
Other causes include:
Anxiety
Enlarged prostate
Interstitial cystitis
Medicines such as diuretics
Overactive bladder syndrome
Prostatitis
(infection of the prostate gland)
Stroke and other brain or nervous system diseases
Tumor or mass in th...

In healthy men and women, urine does not contain any blood that can be seen with the eye, called "gross blood," nor does it contain red blood cells that can be discovered with the aid of a microscope. The discovery of either gross or microscopic blood in urine is a sure indication of the need to examine and evaluate the patient to discover the cause of this abnormality. The conditions that can lead to either gross or microscopic blood in the urine are many and varied. In adults, a careful history to describe the details of the bloody urine, a physical examination and laboratory studies are the first step in unearthing the cause. Imaging with x-rays, ultrasound, CAT/MRI scans are the next step and will usually discover the cause. In adult women, infection of the bladder or kidneys, urinary stones, and tumors of the urinary bladder, kidneys are the most common causes. In adult men, enlargement and/or infection of the prostate, bladder infection and...

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